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Family Scaridae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Scarus coeruleus

Male, French Reef, Key Largo, 45 feet

BLUE PARROTFISH

Locally common on shallow reefs.  Males blue with humped forehead, females with tapering forehead and yellow nape.   Attains 48 inches.  Bermuda & Maryland to Venezuela.